Week O’ Nautical – Tuesday’s Look, Minty Nautical

Week O’Nautical sails on!  (pun intended haha)  Little note of fun, as I started to write this Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Summertime, the ultimate summer anthem,  just started playing on my iTunes.  Coincidence?  I think not… its fate!  And if you know me you know my obsession for Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  I…

Week O’ Nautical

Countdown to summer is on!   Memorial Day Weekend!  It’s the unofficial summer kickoff in my book and it’s an extra day off work so, winning!  (is winning still cool to say?  i totally love it… sup c.sheen!)  Let’s be honest, I’m not a real adult.  I find any excuse to think and act like…

Instant Vacation Looks – The Hampton’s Collection

Gear up for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial summer kickoff! with some looks that will have you covered day to night, laying on the beach or taking an instant vacation in your cubicle! Easy neutrals with a pop of color take you from sitting out on the deck during happy hour to full on night…

Essie Color Coordination with Spring Pastels

Every once and a while I get it together and match.  Usually when I’m painting my nails I pick my mani look completely separate of my pedi look, but this week I was inspired by a spring color pallet for perfectly coordinating pastels!  I’ve been TOTALLY digging pastels this spring ESPECIALLY mint green!!!  (I’m dying…

Summer Nails in Spring – Julep Maven Review Natasha & Oscar

There’s that mark. Pretty Stellar ring again, I told you I’m going to wear the crap out of it!  I took advantage of that amazing offer Julep is having for trying out their Maven program for a penny.  Best penny I ever spent!  If you don’t know what a Julep Maven is, its basically another…

Easter Nails and Hamptons Collection Preview

I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do for my Easter mani this year but I knew I wanted a pastel… but I planned on wearing white and cobalt so I needed something to coordinate with the crisp color scheme… then I remembered Kristen got me a cobalt blue crackle for Christmas!  Perfect!  I…

Zoya Kristen for a Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my favorite Kristen today!  In her honor I’m swatching Zoya’s Kristen. Ok Ok this may be part of her birthday present sooooo… sorry but I had to test it out! Zoya Kristen is part of Zoya’s Winter 2011 collection Feel, new neutrals.  Zoya Nail Polish in Kristen can be best described as…

You Can Still Get Pretty Hands… FOR FREE!

Remember this post…   https://wordofalicia.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/get-pretty-hands-for-free/  Well guess what, the promo has been extended!  You have until midnight EST tonight to take advantage of this offer!  Shop it:  http://ahessinger.mymarkstore.com

Screw Birch Box Get Your mark. Beauty Bag!

There’s not denying it everyone loves samples.  Myself included.  I even love those perfume cards in the magazines.  Which is why things like Birch Box are SO awesome!  You know what would be even more awesome… if they weren’t sold out so I could actually get one, same goes for My Glam Bag.  I recently…

Get The Look – Violet Femme

With the Night Iris Capsule Collection launch this month I’ve been in a whirl of spring… and I had grand intentions of sweeping you up in the scent of the season and the capsule collection it inspired.  However real life got in the way… so I promised a week of night iris-tasctic tips and looks…